Jun 10, 2009 00:22
14 yrs ago
Arabic term
Soussi
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
I'm afraid there is no context for that. It's a man "Soussi", but nothing else is clear. Can it be some nationality or the like? Or maybe the man is from some place or city? There is the sentence: "A placid Soussi sat behind the counter." "The Soussi noded his head once." I can't give anything more. It's Morocco, Tangier around 1950.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | السوسي |
Safae Alem
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| 4 +1 | من بلدة سوسة |
Abdou Haddad
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References
| The Wikipedia entry for the Sous (or Souss) region of Morocco |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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Proposed translations
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23 mins
Safae Alem
Morocco
Morocco
Native in Arabic
Morocco
High quality translation on time.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 6 more.
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السوسي
Soussi is someone from a moroccan region called "Souss".
There are three Amazigh origins in Morocco and Soussi is one of them. In the past, men coming from that origin were known of their commercial skills all over the country. Some are still following the path of their parents and grand parents. They have a special accent and usually they are dark skinned.
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-06-10 01:00:39 GMT)
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One more thing, there is a funny stereotype about the penuriousness of Soussi people which may be the reason behind their ability to manage business :)
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-06-10 11:15:59 GMT)
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Amazigh means Berber and it is more preferred because of the negative connotation of Berber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_people
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 18:38:54 GMT)
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You're welcome Gyvate. Funny to know that you have your part too! This may be the case for every nation :)
There are three Amazigh origins in Morocco and Soussi is one of them. In the past, men coming from that origin were known of their commercial skills all over the country. Some are still following the path of their parents and grand parents. They have a special accent and usually they are dark skinned.
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-06-10 01:00:39 GMT)
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One more thing, there is a funny stereotype about the penuriousness of Soussi people which may be the reason behind their ability to manage business :)
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-06-10 11:15:59 GMT)
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Amazigh means Berber and it is more preferred because of the negative connotation of Berber.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_people
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-06-10 18:38:54 GMT)
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You're welcome Gyvate. Funny to know that you have your part too! This may be the case for every nation :)
Note from asker:
| Thank you, but what is Amazigh? |
| Thank you very much, Safae. It certainly makes sense now. Funny though, I've always known the word "Berber", but I know nothing negative about it. And it's the first time I've ever heard the word "Amazigh". Of course, I'm not that well familiar with their culture. One more funny thing. Is it obligatory for every nation to have a penurious and commercially skillful part? We have one too. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
10 mins
Abdou Haddad
Canada
Canada
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Canada
Professional Linguist
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Saudi ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
من بلدة سوسة
The man comes from that Tunisian town,called Sousa
Note from asker:
| Thank you. I thought that might be a possibility, but considered that a bit strange. I mean, it's Morocco, and Tunisia is quite far away, shouldn't a man from Sousa be called just "Tunisian" in Morocco? And would you recognize a Soussi as such by the looks or something? |
Reference comments
2 hrs
Reference:
The Wikipedia entry for the Sous (or Souss) region of Morocco
Note from asker:
| Thank you, it certainly fits! |
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